title: Response.
authors.affiliation: Asim, Swiss Academy of Swiss Insurance Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: regina.kunz@usb.ch.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.affiliation: Anticoagulation Services and Clinical Thrombosis, North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health System at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Alex C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Spyropoulos
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Amir K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jaffer
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Clinical Effectiveness, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Eckman
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Douketis
mesh_terms: D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors